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Revelations About the DACA Program During Trump’s Attempt to End It

Updated January 27, 2025

What does this excerpt reveal about the DACA program as it existed when President Trump wanted to end it?

A) After completing proper documentation, DACA recipients would have permanent legal status.

B) Under President Trump’s plan, only DACA recipients with a criminal record would have been deported.

C) DACA benefits did not include providing undocumented immigrants with a path to citizenship.

D) President Trump’s threat of deportation was unfounded since DACA provides citizenship automatically.

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Quizzma TeamJanuary 28, 2025

The correct answer is C) DACA benefits did not include providing undocumented immigrants with a path to citizenship.

Explanation: The DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) program offers temporary relief from deportation and work authorization to eligible undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children. However, it does not provide a pathway to permanent legal status or citizenship. Therefore, when President Trump sought to end DACA, it highlighted the program’s limitation in terms of offering lasting legal residency or citizenship for its recipients.